Differences Between The Late 1940s And 1950's

When people are presented with an unfamiliar situation, they tend to react without thinking about later consequences. On two separate occasions, people reacted in such similar ways even though they time periods were completely different. During the late 1940s and mid 1950s, many people in America would answer questions with lies just be safe. Approximately fifty years later, starting September 11, 2001, many began to lie about themselves trying to stay alive.
During the McCarthy era American society began to fear communism. This was due to the tension that the Cold War was beginning to create. As time went by the tension in the air grew and the time of questioning American citizens began. Since many people in the United States had a great